Investigation of the Parents’ Perceptions towards Children with Special Needs
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the awareness and knowledge of parents with normally developed children regarding children with special needs; how they perceive and how they describe individuals with special needs to their children.
Method: In this study, the qualitative research method was adopted. And the descriptive analysis method was employed because situation determination and opinions were examined in the analysis of the data obtained from the study group. Snowball sampling method was used to form and gather up the study group. 17 parents who have children with normal development and go on preschool education institution constituted the study group of the research. The parents were composed the mothers have given informed consent and voluntarily participated into the study. The interview method was used as the data method of the research. In order to conduct the interviews, researchers formed a semi-structured interview form and thus, it would be possible to conduct in-depth interviews with the parents. After the interviews, the data was documented and categories and themes were formulated in the light of descriptive analysis principles.
Result and Conclusion: When the findings of the study were examined, it was found out that parents have a genuine awareness concerning children with special needs in that they emphasize the importance of interaction between their children with normal development with the children with special needs by coming together in the same environment, and they also have an awareness regarding the need of the public spaces’ regulations according to the children with special needs.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Mehmet Toran
İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
0000-0003-3457-9113
Türkiye
Damla Etgüer
This is me
İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Özge Ünsever
This is me
İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 28, 2017
Submission Date
September 20, 2017
Acceptance Date
December 25, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 3
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